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pre-war US Aviation Brigades OOB

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Appendix E: Pre-War Aviation and Air Cavalry Brigades and Groups

a. 1st Aviation Brigade – Ft. Rucker, AL
1) 1-13th Aviation Battalion (Tng) (AvM)
2) 1-145th Aviation Battalion (Tng)

b. 6th Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat) - Ft Hood, TX:
1) 149th Aviation Group (Assault) – TX NG
a) 1- 106th Aviation Battalion – IL NG: UH-60
b) 3- 149th Aviation Battalion - TX NG: CH-47
c) 3- 135th Aviation Battalion – MO NG: UH-60
d) 1- 244th Aviation Battalion (Command) – LA NG
2) 385th Aviation Regiment (Attack) – AZ NG
a) 1- 6th Cavalry Squadron (Atk Helo): AH-64
b) 3- 6th Cavalry Squadron (Atk Helo): AH-64
c) 4- 6th Cavalry Squadron (Atk Helo): AH-64
3) 4- 58th Aviation Battalion (ATS)

c. 11th Aviation Brigade - Illesheim, FRG:VII Corps
1) 33rd Aviation Group (Atk) - USAR
a) 2 -6th Cavalry Squadron (Atk Helo): AH-64
b) 6 –6th Cavalry Squadron (Atk Helo): AH-64
c) 4- 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion: AH-64
2) 123rd Aviation Group (Assault)
a) 3- 142nd Aviation Battalion – NY NG: UH-60
b) 4-159th Aviation Battalion: UH-60
c) 1- 158th Aviation Battalion: 32 CH47D
d) 2- 158th Aviation Battalion (Command):
3) 2- 58th Aviation Battalion (ATS)

d. 12th Aviation Brigade - Wiesbaden, FRG:V Corps
1) 419th Aviation Regiment (Atk)- FL NG
a) 5 -6th Cavalry Squadron (Atk Helo): AH-64
b) 3 -229th Attack Helicopter Battalion: AH-64
c) 1-111th Attack Helicopter Battalion – FL NG: AH-64
2) 166th Aviation Group (Assault)
a) 3- 158th Aviation Battalion: UH-60
b) 6- 158thAviation Battalion: CH-47
c) 5- 158th Aviation Battalion (Command)
d) 3-159th Aviation Battalion: UH-60
3) 3- 58th Aviation Battalion (ATS)

e. 17th Aviation Brigade (Theater Army) - Camp Humphries, ROK: 8th Army
1) 3-227th Attack Helicopter Battalion - Camp Page, ROK: AH-1
2) 4-227th Attack Helicopter Battalion - Camp Eagle, ROK: AH-1
3) 1-52nd Aviation Battalion – K-16, ROK: UH-60, C-23
4) 2-52nd Aviation Battalion - Camp Humphries, ROK: CH-47D
5) 164th Air Traffic Services Group

f. 18th Aviation Brigade (Airborne) - Ft Bragg, NC:
1) 159th Aviation Regiment (Assault)
a) 1-159th Aviation Battalion: UH-60
b) 2-159th Aviation Battalion: CH-47
c) 1- 171st Aviation Battalion – GA NG: UH-60
d) 4- 158th Aviation Battalion (Command)
2) 229th Aviation Regiment (Attack)
a) 1- 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion
b) 2- 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion
c) 1-130th Attack Helicopter Battalion – NC NG: AH-64
3) 1-58th Aviation Battalion (ATS):


g. 21st Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat) – Ft. Hood, TX
1) Troop B, 158th Aviation Regiment: UH-60

h. 66th Aviation Brigade –WA NG - Tacoma, WA: I Corps
1) 185th Aviation Group (General Support)– MS NG – Jackson, MS
a) 1- 108th Aviation Battalion – KS NG: UH-1
b) 1- 109th Aviation Battalion – IA NG: UH-1
c) 1-131st Aviation Battalion – AL NG: CH-47
d) 1- 185th Aviation Battalion (Command) – MS NG
2) 540th Aviation Group (Atk) - WA NG
a) 1- 168th Attack Helicopter Battalion – WA NG: AH-1
b) 1- 189th Attack Helicopter Battalion – MT NG: AH-1
c) 1- 151st Attack Helicopter Battalion – SC NG: AH-1
3) 2- 114th Aviation Battalion (ATS) –AR NG


i. 128th Aviation Brigade – Ft. Clayton, CZ
1) 1- 228th Aviation Battalion: UH-1, CH-47
2) 4- 228th Attack Helicopter Battalion: AH-1
3) 1-192nd Aviation Battalion - PR NG: UH-1

j. 244th Aviation Brigade (Theater Army) – USAR – Ft. Sheridan, IL
1) 146th Aviation Group – USAR – MO
a) 7- 6th Cavalry Squadron (Air) – USAR – TX: AH-64
b) 2- 123rd Attack Helicopter Battalion – USAR – MN: AH-1
c) 8- 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion – USAR – KY: AH-1
2) 31st Aviation Group (Atk) – USAR – MD
a) 6- 52nd Aviation Battalion – USAR – WI: C-23
b) 7- 158th Aviation Battalion – USAR – TX: CH-47
c) 5-159th Aviation Battalion – USAR – MD: CH-47
d) 2- 228th Aviation Battalion – USAR – PA: C-23
e) 1-214th Aviation Battalion – USAR – CA: UH-60

k. Aviation Training Brigade – Ft. Rucker, AL
1) 1- 11th Aviation Battalion (ATS) (Tng)
2) 1-14th Aviation Battalion (Tng): AH-64, OH-58
3) 1-212th Aviation Battalion (Tng): UH-1, TH-57, OH-58, UH-60
4) 1- 223rd Aviation Battalion (Tng): CH-47, C-12
5) Spanish Helicopter Training School: UH-1, UH-60

l. 51st Aviation Group (Lift) – SC NG – Eastover, SC
1) 1- 112th Aviation Battalion – ND NG: UH-1
2) 1-113th Aviation Battalion – NV NG: CH-54
3) 1- 132nd Aviation Battalion (Command) - DC NG:
4) 1- 193rd Aviation Battalion – HI NG: UH-1

m. 449th Aviation Group (Lift) – NC NG – Kinston, NC
1) 1- 114th Aviation Battalion – AR NG: UH-1
2) 1-237th Aviation Battalion – OH NG: UH-1
3) 5- 155th Aviation Battalion (Command) – MD NG
4) 1- 169th Aviation Battalion – CT NG: CH-54


n. 211th Aviation Group (Attack) – UT NG – West Jordan, UT
1) 2- 140th Attack Helicopter Battalion – CA NG: AH-1
2) 1- 147th Attack Helicopter Battalion – WI NG: AH-1
3) 1- 211th Attack Helicopter Battalion – UT NG: AH-1